SEAT Workshop Service and Repair Manuals

Removing and installing vibration damper Removing → Anchor. Installing → Anchor. Consult the equivalence table for tools and equipment according to applicability among Seat / VW / Audi / Skoda → Chapter. Special tools and workshop equipment required

t  Hose clamp -T10060A-, see equivalent → Anchor

t  Spanner -T10355-, see equivalent → Anchor Removing

–  Release the fasteners -1 and 2- to remove the central soundproofing sump.

–  Remove the right hand side soundproofing by releasing the fasteners -1, 2, 3-.

–  Remove bolts -arrows-.

–  Remove the clamps -1- and -2- and remove the air duct.   Caution If the poly V-belt runs in the opposite direction when it is refitted, this can cause breakage. Before removing, mark direction of rotation of toothed belt with chalk or felt-tip pen for re-installation. –  To release tension on the Poly-V belt, turn the tensioning device in the -direction of the arrow-. –  Lock the tension device with the locking tool -T10060A-. –  Remove the Poly V belt from the alternator pulley.

–  Rotate the vibration damper with the wrench -T10355- to the TDC position („OT“) -arrow-. l  The notch on the vibration damper should face the mark -arrow- on the lower cover of the distribution chains. –  Unscrew the vibration damper bolt using the wrench -T10355-.   Caution Risk of damage to engine. To preserve the adjustment values, the crankshaft must not be moved from the TDC position („OT“) while the vibration damper has been removed. Fitting l  Tightening torque → Chapter Reassembly is carried out in the reverse order; note the following: –  Replace the vibration damper bolt.

–  Fit new O-ring -1-. –  Moisten the seal lip with gearbox oil. –  Fit the vibration damper while noting the cogwheel -arrow-. –  Install poly V-belt → Chapter.